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SONA
is 45% done
The evolution of fragrance from the traditionalist compositions of the 70s to the commodified innovations of the 80s was so interesting to learn about! Describing the arbitrary scents of cleanliness, prudery, etc as marketing “headspaces” is something to meditate on…
— Sep 22, 2025 08:48PM
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SONA
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“And what if the enduring appeal that Lucian Freud’s work has for me were simply a feeling of love with no desire for possession”
JEAN CLAUDE ELLENA YOU ARE A POET!!!!
— Sep 22, 2025 08:56PM
JEAN CLAUDE ELLENA YOU ARE A POET!!!!
SONA
is 35% done
“The ogre economy needs feeding. It has a fierce appetite and refuses to tighten its belt. And yet it has no curiosity, is not attracted by novelty, and always wants to be served the same dish: trend”
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The Diary of a Nose
Jean-Claude Ellena
— Sep 21, 2025 02:06PM
Excerpt From
The Diary of a Nose
Jean-Claude Ellena
SONA
is 13% done
Really baffled by his composition for a blood orange accord—sweet orange oil makes enough sense as a base but ethyl maltol??? Would that not make it a caramelized orange note?? I must test….
— Sep 15, 2025 12:10AM
SONA
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Kinda unfair that he writes so beautifully on top of being a master perfumer.
— Sep 14, 2025 11:51PM
